John J. Zink
Classic movie theaters designed by John J. Zink
Ambassador Theatre (Baltimore, MD) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 1049 seats
Northwest Baltimore has several of the more interesting movie houses, but it's the Ambassador Theatre which is perhaps the most interesting to see. The Art Deco style theatre commands the… more Apex Theater (Washington, DC) Closed/Demolished ~ 1 screen ~ 1043 seats
This beautifully designed Streamline Moderne style movie house, designed by reknowned architect John Zink, opened in 1940.
In addition to the sumptuous auditorium, the theater also… more Atlas Peforming Arts Center (Washington, DC) Open ~ 1 screen ~ 993 seats
Opened on 31st August 1938 with Mickey Rooney in "Love Finds Andy Hardy". It was designed by architect John Zink in an Art Moderne style. The Atlas Theater seated nearly 1,000 patrons… more Bridge Theatre (Baltimore, MD) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 922 seats
The Bridge Theatre was built in 1930 to replace the old Bridge Theatre and the Edmondson Theatre, according to "Exit", Dr. Robert Headley's book on Baltimore theatres. The two smaller… more Capitol Theatre (Annapolis, MD) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 782 seats
The Capitol Theatre opened in the late 1940's and was designed in an Art Deco Style by famed theatre architect John J. Zink. It closed in the 1960's and has now been converted into office… more Carver Theatre (Washington, DC) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 508 seats
This movie house, located in the Anacostia area of Washington, stood on Nichols Street (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue) near Talbert Street. It opened in 1948 and sat just over 500. The… more Colony Theatre (Baltimore, MD) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 630 seats
The Colony Theatre was opened by Durkee Enterprises on October 13, 1949. It had a seating capacity of 800, all on a single floor. It had a large car park at one side and at the… more Colony Theatre (Washington, DC) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 1000 seats
Opened in 1926 on Georgia Avenue, and designed by John J. Zink, the Colony Theatre was operated for a time in the 1940's and 1950's by Warner Brothers. This theater has been closed for… more Commodore Theatre (Portsmouth, VA) Open ~ 1 screen ~ 506 seats
The Commodore Theatre was opened in November 1945 and was was originally designed to hold 1,008 moviegoers. The theatre lasted for thirty years.
After a 12-year period in which the… more Congress Theatre (Washington, DC) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 594 seats
This long-shuttered Congress Heights neighborhood movie house, opened on December 30, 1939 with Bob Hope in "Double or Nothing". It was designed by noted theater architect John J. Zink in… more Edgewood Theatre (Baltimore, MD) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 804 seats
This was another one of the big movie theatres in West Baltimore. Although beautiful, it looks a bit more like a post office than a movie house, thanks to its neoclassical exterior.
Not… more Flower Theatre (Silver Spring, MD) Closed ~ 2 screens ~ 926 seats
This impressive Streamline Moderne jewel by architects John J. Zink and Frederick L.W. Moehle was opened on February 15, 1950 by the K-B Organization. The opening film was Bob Hope in "The… more King's Palace (Alexandria, VA) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 684 seats
The former King's Palace was just that. Closed in 1965, the King's has long since been converted to a church… more Langley Theatre (Langley Park, MD) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 1000 seats
The Langley Theatre, Located in Langley Park, Maryland opened its doors in March 1952.
It was a single screen theatre with an auditorium of approximately 1000 seats. It also featured a… more Langston Theatre (Washington, DC) Closed/Demolished ~ 1 screen
Located near the Langston Golf Course on Benning Road at 26th Street, the Langston opened in 1945. It was one of a number of movie houses designed by architect John J. Zink in the DC area… more Loew's Century Theatre (Baltimore, MD) Closed/Demolished ~ 1 screen ~ 1400 seats
This John J. Zink-designed theater was opened in 1921, located on Lexington Street between Charles and Cathedral Streets. Seating 1400, the Loew's Century was built with an upstairs… more MacArthur Theater (Washington, DC) Closed ~ 3 screens ~ 1000 seats
Opened as a single screen palace on December 25, 1946, the MacArthur Theater was triplexed in 1982 (architects Goenner & Woodhouse), and closed in 1997.
Drugstore chain CVS took over the… more Naylor Theatre (Washington, DC) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 990 seats
The Naylor Theatre opened on November 1, 1946 with John Garfield in "Pride of the Marines" and "The Palestine Problem". It was operated by K-B Theatres, and is located in the Anacostia… more New Theatre (Elkton, MD) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 499 seats
The New Theatre opened in 1949. Today it appears to be in some sort of workshop use.
Any further information would be appreciated… more Newton Theatre (Washington, DC) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 1006 seats
The Newton opened on July 29, 1937. It was designed in Streamline Moderne style, at the intersection of 12th and Newton Streets, in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington. The architect… more Northway Theatre (Baltimore, MD) Closed/Demolished ~ 1 screen ~ 642 seats
There is nothing left of the Art Moderne style gem of a theatre but its facade. The Northway Theatre opened in 1937 and closed in 1975. Shortly after the theatre closed, the neighboring… more Ontario Theater (Washington, DC) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 1407 seats
This theater was an old neighborhood theater from 1951 that was originally operated by K-B Theatres. It was remodeled and reopened by the Circle chain back in 1985. I vividly remember that… more Patterson Theater (Baltimore, MD) Open ~ 1 screen ~ 1200 seats
The 1200-seat Patterson is one of Balitmore's last remaining historic movie houses. Opened in 1930, the John Zink-designed theater was nearly destroyed by fire in 1958, but was saved and… more Senator Theatre (Baltimore, MD) Open ~ 1 screen ~ 900 seats
The Senator Theater opened October 5, 1939, with 1,024 seats, showing "Stanley and Livingston" starring Spencer Tracy. It was designed in the Art Deco style by theatre architect John J… more Senator Theatre (Washington, DC) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 946 seats
Located in northeast Washington DC, K-B Theatres opened the Senator Theatre on February 19, 1942 with 946 seats and Alfred Hitchcock's "Suspicion". The auditorium had large murals with… more Smyrna Theatre (Smyrna, DE) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 600 seats
The Smyrna Theatre opened in 1948… more Takoma Theatre (Washington, DC) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 500 seats
The Takoma Theatre opened on July 2, 1923 with Thomas Meighan in "The Ne'er Do Well', with 724 seats. It was designed by John Jacob Zink, who also designed the Uptown in Washington, the… more Town Theatre (Baltimore, MD) Closed/Renovating/Restoring ~ 1 screen ~ 1550 seats
The Town Theatre is one of a handful of theaters in downtown Baltimore City that sit vacant.
The Town Theatre is about one block from the Hippodrome Theatre which is being renovated by… more Uptown Theater (Washington, DC) Open ~ 1 screen ~ 840 seats
Opened by Warner Brothers on October 29, 1936, the Uptown Theater is the last movie palace in Washington, DC still showing first-run films. The Uptown is located near the Cleveland Park… more Vernon Theatre (Alexandria, VA) Closed/Demolished ~ 1 screen ~ 866 seats
The Vernon Theatre opened in December 1940 and was much like the Centre Theatre and the Reed Theatre in Alexandria, VA.
It was demolished in the 1970's… more Village Theatre (Washington, DC) Closed ~ 1 screen ~ 910 seats
The Village Theatre opened in the Brentwood Shopping Center in October 1940, with the first movie to be played "Hired Wife" starring Rosalind Russell.
It was designed in a Colonial style… more Weinberg Center for the Arts (Frederick, MD) Open ~ 1 screen ~ 1500 seats
Opened on December 23, 1926, the 1,500-seat Tivoli Theatre was the largest of the three downtown Frederick movie houses. Constructed at a cost of over $300,000, the Tivoli featured lavish… more
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